Chapter 385: Take the initiative to send troops

The man was accompanying his beloved concubine to exercise. He heard from the slave that Jizhou City had been captured, and the prince Yelu Dezhong and his uncle Kangli Dingan were seriously injured. He is now treating outside the palace and requesting a summons, and said that there is a big important matter to report.

When he learned about this situation, the man-master suddenly withered. He immediately put on his clothes and came to the study to summon Yelu Dezhong and Kangli Ding'an. He also sent guards such as Chu Jian, Wuyan, He Chongbao and other important officials to summon him.

After some trouble, everyone gathered in the study.

Yelu Dezhong and Kangli Ding'an had bandaged them, but their faces were still pale. Seeing the Lord of the United States staring at him, the two were in horror, and then knelt down and shouted: "The guilty minister lost the city and deserves to die. I beg the Lord of the United States to surrender!"

The man slapped the table and shouted, "What are you doing? You can't even defend a city! You even claim to be a general. According to the master, you are a group of waste! Not only did you lose the city, but you also lost your soldiers and generals. According to the military law, you should have killed you! If you hadn't seen something strange, I'd executed you now! Get up and reply!"

"Thank you Lord!" The two of them hurriedly thanked them.

The Langzhu said, "I'll ask you, why did the Liangshan army take down Jizhou City so quickly? Could it be that they fell from the sky? Could it be that there was a mutiny in the city? Otherwise, how could they capture the city? There are tens of thousands of soldiers in Jizhou City. It is logical that they can resist the Liangshan army for a period of time, not to mention three days, at least one day. How could it be broken in half an hour? It's incredible!"

Yelu Dezhong hurriedly replied, "Report to Lord Lang, Ximen Qing has a strong artillery team! This artillery team has more than fifty artillery pieces, one row of them is placed in front of the city gate, and then bombard the city together! The artillery is so powerful that it knocked the entire city wall into a hornet's nest. Although our army is brave, we are powerless in the face of the artillery all over the sky..."

"Fart!" The Lord of the Lang scolded: "Architecture? The artillery of the Song Dynasty is bulky, with a short range and weak power. How can it bombard the city? Don't tease the Lord nonsense!"

Kangli Ding'an also said, "Even if I give me two heads, I dare not tease my master. The prince is not aware of what the prince said. The reason why the enemy can capture Jizhou City is that this artillery team can occupy 70% of the time. No, 80% of the time it is! The artillery master does not know what the cannon used by Ximen Qing is no longer the heavy and difficult-to-moving artillery of the Song Dynasty, but has always been small, and two or three people can carry new types of artillery running around. Although the cannon is small, its power is even more powerful than the large artillery. The shell hit the city wall and directly blasted out a sank, hitting people, and directly blowing into meat sauce. The enemy carried out a total of five or six bombings, which made our army dodge in panic. How could there be any intention to defend the city? Finally, the enemy was allowed to climb the city with a ladder and a well railing!"

The Langzhu was shocked, and the other civil servants and generals were also shocked.

"This is true?" the man asked in a deep voice.

Yelu Dezhong and Kangli Ding'an knelt down and said, "I dare not deceive the Lord!"

"Suck..." The Lord Lang took a breath of air and said, "If this is the case, it will be a big trouble! Grand Master, what do you think?"

Chu Jian also had a serious expression and said, "If the enemy really masters a small cannon with great power, then it will be dangerous and it will be difficult for Youzhou to resist! Langzhu, as I see, I must understand where the enemy's cannons came from before the enemy comes to attack Youzhou, and we must also install cannons on the walls of Youzhou!"

The Langzhu nodded and said, "That's right, Grand Master, you can quickly send people into the Song Dynasty and quickly investigate where those artillery came from. As for the fullness of artillery in Youzhou City, this matter is not easy to deal with. After all, there are very few artillery in the city, and they are all big guys!"

Chu Jian said: "Report to the Lord, you have to fight as much as you have. It's better than nothing! In addition, as I see, I don't think we can sit and wait for death and must take the initiative to attack! The enemy has artillery and has great advantages in siege, so we cannot let their advantages be played! Although those artillery is much smaller, they are only suitable for siege. If it is a battle, it will still rely on the army. So we take the initiative to attack, so that the enemy will not have the opportunity to use artillery, and let their artillery advantages disappear! This will also gain time and let us figure out the origin of their artillery as soon as possible!"

At this time, He Chongbao clasped his fists and said, "I am willing to send troops!"

The Langzhu nodded and said, "What the Grand Master said is very true. Since that is the case, then send troops. General He, if you send troops, what good strategies can you have to fight against the enemy?"

He Chongbao said, "The Lord Lang didn't know that there was a place where Youzhou and Jizhou intersected, called Qingshiyu. There was only one road to enter that place, with mountains all over the place, and there was no way to survive. As long as I led the enemy into it, and then transferred the army and horses to surround them outside. These bandits had no way out and no retreat afterwards. If there was no day left, they would starve to death."

At this time, Wu Yan, who was standing beside him, asked: "How did you lead them to the bait?"

Wuyan was the commander-in-chief of the Youzhou Army, and was the most brave general of the Liao Kingdom, with a high status. He Chongbao was his subordinate.

He Chongbao said: "Ximen Qing fought three major counties and thought he had artillery in his hands. Now he must be full of ambition and must be thinking about capturing Youzhou. Since that's the case, why don't I take the initiative to lure him to attack?"

Chu Jian said: "Ximen Qing is a smart person. Although this plan is not a good plan, if you plan well, you may not be able to misconceive Ximen Qing! How to plan well, you must do a good job of General He. The battle must be fought fiercely and finally withdraw the troops to the death, so that you can lead the enemy to the bait!"

He Chongbao said, "What the Grand Master said is very true!"

The Langzhu nodded, then gritted his teeth and said, "Since that's the case, General He will command 100,000 troops to attack Jizhou! It's best to be able to destroy the Liangshan bandits. If it doesn't work, then lead them to the bait! Let General Yunshan lead 100,000 troops to respond, and be sure to annihilate them all after the enemy takes the bait!"

As soon as these words came out, Wu Yan was shocked and hurriedly said, "Master, this is absolutely not possible! If 200,000 troops are sent, there will be only 10,000 or 20,000 people in Nabazhou City. Who will protect the safety of Master at that time?"

He Chongbao also said, "Yes, Lord Lang, I can complete all the tasks with one hundred thousand men, and there is no need for General Yunshan to respond!"

The Langzhu waved his hand and said, "Ximen Qing is too cunning, the enemy is too strong. You only bring 100,000 troops. Even if you lead the enemy into the trap, no one will trap them to death! When they break out, all the plans will be broken. So someone must respond! As for the safety of this master, I will go back to Yanjing tomorrow, and Youzhou will be led by Wuyan! All generals must remember that if Youzhou is captured, Yanjing will be in danger. At that time, our Liao Kingdom will be in danger, and then we will have to go out of seclusion! Therefore, for the future of the Great Liao Kingdom, this battle must be successful, recapture Jizhou and annihilate the enemy!"

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Chapter completed!